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Stanford Team Reports Photonic Skin That Switches Texture and Color

Electron-beam patterned PEDOT:PSS swells in water to sculpt nanoscale topography as thin metal cavities set the reflected hue.

Soft Skin Lets Millimeter-Scale Vine Robots Steer Through Tight, Fragile Spaces

CU Boulder Releases OpenVCAD, an Open-Source Engine for Multi-Material 3D Design

UVA’s HydroSpread Builds Soft Robots on Water With Paddling and Walking Prototypes

Basketweave-Inspired Metamaterials Prove Both Stiff and Recoverable in Lab Tests

Nebraska Engineers Demonstrate Soft Robot Muscle That Self-Repairs

Edinburgh Researchers Open-Source Desktop Flex Printer for Soft Robots That Walk Instantly